Google Domains Now in Public Beta in U.S.

Google Domains, the company's domain registration service, has entered public beta in the United States.

The Verge reports that it initially launched as an invite-only system in June 2014, but has now opened its doors to all U.S. customers. Prices start at $12 per year for domains, along with associated services like private registration, domain forwarding, and email forwarding to Gmail. It also recently added support for its own Blogger service, alongside other for-pay site building services like Squarespace and Weebly.

Feedback from the closed beta has led to added features like more domains, an easier-to-use dashboard, and an improved search tool. The pricing is based on which top-level domain you buy, with the standards (.com, .net) on the lower end. More specialized ones cost extra, such as .ninja for $19, .ventures for $50, and the priciest, .haus for $110.

You can find more information at the Google Domains site. Users outside the United States who access the page will instead be forwarded to a sign-up page for notifications when it expands to other regions.

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